Cartridge-packet.



16.771,491. PATBNTED 00T. 4, 1904. E. G. PARKHURST.

CARTRIDGE PACKET.

APPLIGATION FILED 1113.8, 1596.

Patented October 4, 1904-.

OFFICE..

NITED. STATES YPATENT EDWARD (l. PARKHURST, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT,ASSIGNOR, BY

DIRECT ANI) MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE LEE ARMS COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTI( UI.`, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT, ANI) CONNECTICUT TRUS" ANDSAFE DEPOSIT COMIANIQOF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OFCONNECTICUT.

CARTRIDGE-PACKET.

SPECIFIGATIONfcrming part of Letters Patent N o. 771,491, dated October4, 1904. Application led February 8, 1896. Serial No.578,55l. (Nomodel.)

. light, strong, and serviceable and may be i readily operated to lockthe cartridges in place in said clip. y VA further object of theinvention is the pro- Visioqoi' means located within themagazine of thegun for releasing the locker from the car- To all 11171/0711/ it partyconcern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD Cr. PARKHURST, a citizen ot' the UnitedStatesresidingat Hartford, in the county of Hartfordand State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvemen ts inCartridge-Packets, of

which the following is a specification. tridges contained within theclip,so that they 55 This .invention relates' to cartridge-packets maybe forced runvard by the follower carried for breech-loading small-arms0f the class by the cartridge-lifting member. known as magazinebolt-guns and to means In the drawings accompanying and formi'oractuating the locking member of said ing part of this specification,Figure l is a packet to release the cartridges. i sectional side View ofa portion of a magazine Oneobject of this invention is to furnish abolt-gun, showing in full lines one of my irncartridge-packet for gunsof the class speciproved cartridge-packets in place therein, liedcomprising a cartridge-clip body having said iigure showing the upperend of the cara longitudinal cartridge-head channel adapted tridgelocker ior clip thrown backward out of for receiving the headed ends ot'a series of engagement with the upper cartridge ofthe 65 cartridges, aseries of superimposed carpacket by means of the 'locker-,actuator andtridges having their headed ends seated in the. alsoshowingthecartridges supported upon the longitudinal channel of the clip-body, anda cartridge-lifterof thegun. This figurefurther. cartridge-lockersupported on said clip-body shows in dotted lines a packet in positionto and having locking-faces for engaging the be inserted into themagazine of the gun. Fig. terminal cartridges of the series ofcartridges 2 is a side elevation of the cartridge-packet aswhereby tohold said cartridges securely in sembled for use. Fig. 3 is a plan Viewof the place, and to so organize the parts of said cartridge-packetshown in Fig. 2, a portion packet that the same may be inserted as auniof the cartridgesbeing broken away. Fig. 4 tary article into themagazine of the gun with is a rear View of `'the cartridge-elipseenfrom, 75 which the cartridge-packet is used and wherethe left hand inFigs. 2 and 3. Fig. 5 is a by the same may be inserted into saidmagacentral longitudinal section of the clip, showzine either side up,as will be hereinafter more ing the headed ends of the cartridges inside fully described. elevation. Fig. 6 is a rear view of the clip- Afurther object of the invention is to`furbody with the cartridge-lockerremoved. Fig. 8o nish a cartridgefclip having a shiftable resiliis asectional plan view, upon a relatively ent cartridge-locker having meansat oppolarge scale, of a portion of the gun-magazine site ends thereoffor engaging the extreme and cartridge-packettherein,said figureshowrearheaded ends of the terminal cartridges of ing the wedge4 which actuatesthe cartridgea row of ca1tridges,'and having means wherelocker torelease the cartridge. Fig. 8 is a 8 5 by the oppositecartridge-engaging ends or' side View of a portion of one end oftheelip' the locker may be actuated independently to and a cartridge,illustrating in full and dotted throw one or the other end out ofengagelines the manner in which the cartridges) are ment with theadjacent termina-l cartridge', assembled relatively to the clip. and toprovide an actuator whereby one or "Similar characters designate likeparts in/go the other end of the cartridge-locker may be l all theiigures ot' the drawings. automatically disengaged from the adjacent Asa unitary article of commerce the carterminal cartridgeot'theseriessimultaneously tridgc-packct herein shown and. described withthe insertionfof the cli'p and cartridges comprises acartridge-clip,which is designated' into the magazine of the gun, and toso con.- in a general way by C, and a series of superstruct thecartridge-clip that the same will be imposed cartridges normallyheld-"againstlon-A 'gitudinal and lateral movement by means of holdingdevices upon the clip, as will be hereinafter more fully described. Theclip C in' the preferred construction and organization thereof hereinshown and described comprises an oblong clip-bod-y or carrying member(designated in a general way by F) anda cartridge-locking member(designated in a general way by F') carried upon and adapted f'ormovement relatively to thel clip body. The clip-body F, which may-beconstructed of sheet-steel or other suitable material of a 'rigidorslightly-resilient character, is shown having longitudinal flanges 2 and2' atl opposite side edges thereof, which iianges project forwardly andthen inwardly andlform a relatively wide cartridge-head-receivingchannel 3 for receiving the flanged heads 4 of the cartridges e, saidflanges extending from end to end of the clip-body and being in practiceseparated sufiiciently to permit a free andunobstructedmovement of theflanged heads of the cartridges in the channel 3, formed by.

fere with the proper action of the cartridges in said channel, and alsofor the purpose of preventing the accidental cramping or jamming of thecartridges in said channel and for facilitating the removal of thecartridges with little frictional resistance I have shown the clipbodyformed with two longitudinally-disposed ribs or beads 6 and 6', locatedupon the inner face of the back wall of the clip-body. one at each sideof the longitudinal axisl lof said n body andextending, preferably, fromend t@ end thereof. These ribs or beads 6 and 6' practically constitutnarrow tracks or slideways, against which the endl faces of thecartridge-heads bear and along which said cartridges may slide duringtheir insertion int/e' and removal from the clip-channel TheAcountersunk portions, or those portions of the rear wall of thecartridge-head channel 3 which are located, respectively, between thecartridge-supporting. ribs and between said ribs and the side iianges 2and 2', are located some distance from the end faces of thecartridge-heads and `form clearance-spaces or furrows .7, 8, and 9,which extend from end to endof the clip-body and furnish repositoriesfor any dirt, grit, or extraneous matters which may accidentally enterthe cartridge-head' channel 3 of the clip-body and which would oththefree movement of the cartridges as they are being-forced out of the clipby the cartridgelifter of the magazine of the gun with which the packetis being used. In practice the alternating ribs and furrows will usuallybe formed by corrugating the metal of the back plate of the clip-bodybetween correspondingly-corrugated dies, and the furrows 7 and 9 will beso-formed that the furrow or clearance-space 8 at the middle portion ofthe clipbody will be of relatively large capacity as compared with thecapacity of the furrows 7 and 9, which are separated from the furrow 8by the ribs 6 and 6', which is amatter of coning the middle part of thechannel of the-clipbody free from obstruction. In the drawings theseYfurrows 7, 8, and 9 are shown of substantially equal depth, and it willbe obvious that the inner` face of the back wall of the furrow orclearance-space 8 might be more remote from thcfront faces of the ribs 6and l6' (against which the end faces of the cartridge-heads bear) thantheinuer face of the back walls 'of the furrows 7 and 9,' which wouldform a middle furrow or clearancespace of greater depth than vthefurrows located at opposite sides thereof and would also provide araised longitudinal middle portion orbearing-face 12 for the lockingmember F' upon the outer or rear side of the clipbody, which would inthis case lie in a plane parallel to but eXteKt-beyondtlie adjacent sideportions of said clipbody. The opposite ends ofthe clip-body are showncentrally notched, as at 10 and 1Q', respectively, to furnish convenientways for'the operation of the cartridge-hcad-engaging ends of thecartridgelocker F'.

The cartridge-locker F', which may be constructed of resilient material,such as springsteel, is shown supported upon the clip-body and isprovided at opposite ends thereof with cartridge-head-engaging hooks orlockingfaces 13 and 13' inv position and adapted for engaging the headsof the opposite end carhre-inafter more fully described. The engagementand disengagement of the lockingshown the cartridge-lockerv is in thenature of a fiat sheet-metal spring of a width equal to clip-body, issecured approximately midway of its length, preferably by a rivet 14, tothe clip-body F, and is shown having its opposite ends bentinwardly inthe plane of the body portion thereof to form the opposing car-`tridge-head-engaging hooks or locking-,faces v13-J and 13'. Inclinedcartridge-bead abuterwise tend to clog said channel and obstructsiderabl'e importance for the purpose of keep.

tridges e of theurow of cartridges, as will be' locker. In the preferredform thereof herein TOO IIO

faces land 13' with and from the cartridges` the width of the raisedbearing-face 12 of the cur in the ordinary handling of the packet,

at the same time permit a slight movement of .longitudinally of theclip-body. This is deing outward from the left-hand side edge o'f"'ments 15 and 15 are formed between the hooks or locking-faces'13 and 13and the ends of the body portion of the cartridgeloeker, which abutmentsnormally extend through notches 10 and 10 of the clip-body. No claim ismade in this application to a clip provided with said inclined faces orabutments, as such subject-matter is set forth and covered -by mydivisional application, iiled June 9, 1897, Serial No. 640,001.

Referring to Figs. 2, 5, and 7 of the drawings, it will be observed thatwhen the cartridges are locked in their assembled positions in the cliponeof the locking-faces, as 13, of the cartridge-locker engages over theiiange e' of the uppermost cartridge of the series, while the `otherlocking-face, as 13', engages under the iiange of the lowermostcartridge of the series, the opposite ends of the locker extendingthrough the notches, 10 and 10, whose vwalls constitute a means forholding the locker against movement transversely of the clip-body. Itwill be obvious, however, that the means` for holding thecartridgelocker against accidental movement transversely of thecartridges might be variously modilied within the scope of my invention.

The cartridge-engaging hooks vor lockingfaces 13 and 13' are preferablylocated at such a distance apart that they will exert but little, ifany, pressure upon the fianges of the terminal cartridges, theirfunctions being simply to hold the cartridges in place in the clip andsaid cartridgesrelatively toeach other and sirable, as it renders thecartridge-packet as, a whole slightly Hexible and, owing to the movementof the cartridges relatively to eachU other and'to the clip-body, whichwould ocprevents in a great measurethe injurious ac eumulation of dirt,&e. between the cartridgehead and the clip-body.

For the purpose of facilitating the unlocking movements of thecartridge-locker said cartridge-locker is provided at opposite endsthereof with laterally-projecting levers or actuators`16 and 16',respectively. These levers are located at opposite sides, respectively,of the cartridge-locker, one of them extending outward from theright-hand'sideedge of the main body of the locker and the othetlextendthe main body ofthe locker, as seen in Fig. 4 of the drawings,said levers extending over the opposite depressed portions of theclipbody and terminating near the extreme side edges thereof. y Theinner edges of these levers or actuators lvand 16 are lshown bentoutwardly to .form inclined guides 17 and'l, respectively, to facilitatethe entrance between said levers or actuators and the clip-body of Byforming the clip-body with a relatively elevated bearing face 12 on theback side thereof, which extends substantially from end to end of theclip-body, and supporting the cartridge-locker on said bearing-face. ashereinbefore described, the cartridge-locker may lie closely against thebearing-face practically its entire length, while sucient space will beprovided between the locker-levers 16 and. 16 and the clip-body forthe-easy entrance of the locker-actuating wedge G between either of saidlevers and the clip-body;

As a means for actuating 'the cartridgelocker of the packet to releasethe 'cartridges I -have shown in Figs. 1 and 7 alocker-actuator G, whichin the preferred form thereof herein shown is in the nature oi' a wedge.This wedge will usually constitute a {ixture of the magazine or receiverMof the gun and will be located (see Fig. 7) in such position with-respect to the path traversed by the packet as it is forced into thereceiver that it f will engage between one of the laterally-projectinglevers of the cartridge-locker and the rear face of the clip-body whenthe packet is pressed home in said receiver and will force said leverbackward to thereby impart a rocking movement to and release one end ofthe cartridge-locker from engagement with the terminal cartridge of theseries.

For the purpose of illustrating the manner in `wh`ch the cartridges ofthe packet are automatally unlocked relatively to the clip as thepackel'\is inserted into the magazine of a gun I have shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings a portion of 'a magazine bolt-gun and a cartridge-packetsupported in operative position in the magazine thereof with thecartridgelocker of said packet in its unlocked position. Inthis figure Mrepresents a magazine hav ing vthe cartridge-locker actuator G, consti-QAO IOO

'tuting a fixture of one of the side walls therey of, and S represents acartridge-lifting member of the cartridge-elevator, which is pivotallysupported near the front end of and extends into the magazine, and Sdesignates the follower, which is pivotally carried at the free end ofthe cartridge-lifting member and supports the cartridges of thecartridgepacket. All of these elements of the gun with the exception oithe locker-actuator may be of any well-known or desired construction andorganization.

, By constructing and organizing the parts of the' clip as hereinbeforedescribed andv as shown in the drawings the cartridgepacket may beinserted into the magazine of the gun either side up, and owing to thepeculiar relative disposition of the locker-levers 16 and 16 theuppermost locker-'lever will when the packet is inserted into themagazine come into coperative relation with and be engaged by thelocker-actuating wedge G,Ysaid wedge enthe wedge-like locker-actuator G,as will. 'be hereinafter more fully described.

tering between the locker-lever and the clipbody as the packet isAforced downward into IIO the magazineof the gun, imparting a rocking`movement to the upper end. of the cartridgc- `locker and disengagingthe locking-face or cartridgeheadengaging hook thereof from the iiangeof.theupper-cartridge of the series of cartridges in the packet, asshown in Fig. l, this actionv releasing the cartridges and ,permittingthe same to be moved upward 'relatively-to the clipfbody andsuccessively into position'to be engaged and forced v'forward into theiiring-chamber of the barrel of the gun by means of the sliding bolt Eof saidl gun:

. As a'means for preventing the accidental movement of the clip in vthemagazine'after the same has arrived at its unlocking position in saidmagazineIhave providedl an abutment,

5 which in the present instance is shown in-ther f nature-.ofarearwardly-projecting catch .upon the locker-actuating wedgel G,which@0' extreme upper lend of the wedge that when the clip isfforceddownward a suiiicient disabutment is located at such distance 'from the.

` tance to unlock the cartridgesthe locker-lever .will -pass over theend and engage underthev projecting abutment, A`which will prevent the-accidentalupwardmovement of said clip. In

otherA words, the locker larml constitutes-,- owing to its resilientnature, a detent which co'. lopera-tes with the abutment on the wedgefor holding the clip against retractive movement,

In the construction and organization there I Y "of lherein lshown anddescribed the cartridge-k locker maybe actuated to'throw the oppositeends thereof out oflocked engagement with:

yindependently of `the other end, which'l isa? the 'terminal cartridgesofthe series, one end matter of considerable importance, as it enf ablesthe gunner to force the cartridge-packet down into the magazine withoutfear of re leasing' the lowermost cartridge engaginghook before thepacket is in proper operative` position or before the uppermostcartridgeengaging hook is'released, as might occur if bothcartridge-engaging hooks were arranged to be simultaneously actuated,This construction also facilitates the assembling ofthe car-i tridges inthe clip, for the reason that one of' said cartridge-engaging hooks maybe'retained in 'its closed position, while the opposite hook'. may beforced backward bythe successive: cartridges'as they "are enteredvwiththeirl anges lnto the cartridge -1 head receiving.' groove of vtheclip-bod y, as will -be understood- -by comparison of Figs. 2 and 8 ofthedr'awings, the closed hook preventing the exit of' the'cartridges andsupporting them as they are being assembled.

Referring to Figs. '1, 2, and v5,'it will be seen that the forward endsof the cartridgeengagingpo'rtins of thel cartridge-locker vareturned'inward-ly, as shown at 24, slightly to-l ward each other, sop as.to hook over the. flanges of the terminal cartridges, so that in .casethe packet is dropped or thrown some distance or `oth'erwise'-subJectedvto ..sudd'enretracted without hindrance from lany engage- .conclusion Isho-ck, which would tendv to throw ythe termi-` nal cartridges outwardlywith sufficient mo-A memtum to force back the cartridge-engag- Ling endof the locker, the hooked ends 24 will engage the front faces of thefianges of .the

terminal cartridgeswhich will yprevent the 4 .hook from being forcedbackward. Thecartridges donot entirely fillthe space between hooks ofthe cartridgel ment of said hook with theuppermost Car. tridge.A f IFrom the' foregoing` it will be seen that itl Y.

would be impossible to liberatethe cartridges of the packet accidentallyY. d In vconnection with they foregoing. and in is not confinedorrestrrcted tothe precise de' tails Yin the construction andarrangement ofy `in shown and described, asvarious modificathe severalparts ofv the cartridge-packet heretions thereof may be'madewithoutdeviating from-the-principle or spiritof my invention.

Having described my invention, I claim-. 1. -The combination with a'magazine-fire arm havinga clip-receiving'passag'e and anv inclinedsurface at the side of said passage, o'f a cartridge-clip having avresilient"locker provided with a lateral arm, whereby as'theclip' i isforced into ythe passage ofthe magazine it by said incline to releasethe stantially as described.

2. The combination, w1th a gun-magazine provided withan cartridges,subinclined surface and wit means `for preventing thereturn movementloft a cartridge-clip, ,of a cartridge-clip;

locker on Asaid clip provided with an actuating-v arm which arm, .whenthev clip is inserted into the magazine of a gun,w111.come'vinto.contact with. and willv be :pressed backward by, said inclined surface,whereby the car- 1 tridges contained in theclip will be released,substantially as described. v

.3. The combination, with a gun-magazine,

inan abutment, of .a cartridge-clip; a locker carried by'sa'd' clip andhaving an arm adapted to engage said inclined surface and to yberetracted thereby to release the cartridges in the clip when the, latteris inserted in the'v magazine, said 'arm snapping over and behind.theabutment to prevent returnmovemen't of -the clip, substantially asdescribed.

42 Acrtridgefelip consisting 'Oia clip-body 13 f desire lto state thatthe invention Ime :o5 will engage the incline and will be withdrawnanda - I 2 O provided with an inclined surfaceterminating 'Il retainingthe cartridges in the clip-body, and

each also having a laterally-projecting arm or llever adapted to beengaged by a wedge in the IO gun-magazine to cause the locker to releasethe cartridges contained in the clip.

EDWARD G. PARKHURST. l/Vitnesses:

FRANK HARRINGTON, FRED J. DOLE.

